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  2. 8 Eating Habits That Actually Improve Your Sleep - AOL

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    Like carbs, nutrients such as zinc, B vitamins, and magnesium play key roles in converting tryptophan into melatonin for better sleep, and the Mediterranean diet delivers each of these components ...

  3. The Real Reason Why Turkey Makes You So Sleepy - AOL

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    Here’s the deal: “Turkey contains a specific amino acid called tryptophan, which helps your body make serotonin, and serotonin is a precursor for melatonin, which is commonly known as our ...

  4. Tryptophan - Wikipedia

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    Tryptophan contains an α-amino group, an α-carboxylic acid group, and a side chain indole, making it a polar molecule with a non-polar aromatic beta carbon substituent. Tryptophan is also a precursor to the neurotransmitter serotonin, the hormone melatonin, and vitamin B 3 (niacin). [4] It is encoded by the codon UGG.

  5. 10 Foods That'll Put You to Sleep Faster Than You Can Say ...

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    Wild Cut Salmon. Like olives, salmon is also high in fat which helps to "promote a more restful sleep," says Axe. It also contains melatonin and tryptophan, an amino acid which doubles as a sleep aid.

  6. Wikipedia : Reference desk/Archives/Science/2006 October 11

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    As you have mentioned, melatonin can be made using tryptophan. In general, all you need to take (in this simplified model) is tryptophan. As long as there is enough tryptophan the body will make the appropriate amount of downstream chemicals, such as serotonin and melatonin.

  7. Warm milk - Wikipedia

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    The reason for its recommendation is that it contains tryptophan, which the body uses to make melatonin, and calcium. [1] However, tryptophan does not cross the brain-blood barrier without carbohydrates, which is recommended not to eat before bed. [1] Some experts say that warm milk does not actually make the drinker sleepy, it only helps them ...